More like a government that understands the need of an actual DM, that is independent from the PMO and works to make the forces stronger to protect the country. But if you have a government that is acting on political favourism, pushed by privat industry interests and a lot of PR and photo ops, this happens.

The CCS chaired by the PM has approved the funding of 2 more AWACS last year and still the contract is not signed. We also seem to be ready to pay the same amount of money for the US2 amphibious aircrafts, just for political reasons, but no operational benefit whatsoever.
So neither the lack of money, or the other excuses you make has any importance, the government has just the wrong priorities.

More like a government that understands the need of an actual DM, that is independent from the PMO and works to make the forces stronger to protect the country. But if you have a government that is acting on political favourism, pushed by privat industry interests and a lot of PR and photo ops, this happens.

The CCS chaired by the PM has approved the funding of 2 more AWACS last year and still the contract is not signed. We also seem to be ready to pay the same amount of money for the US2 amphibious aircrafts, just for political reasons, but no operational benefit whatsoever.
So neither the lack of money, or the other excuses you make has any importance, the government has just the wrong priorities.

The last refuellers contract was signed 15 years ago and for Israeli AWACS 13 years ago.

In light of that the money excuse does not stand because these are critical systems and it is hard to believe we did not plan for these in one and a half decades.

OTOH those 13 and 15 years number also tells us what a disaster MMS, Antony and Italians mafia gang was for defence.

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That's not entirely correct. It was Antony who approved the DRDO AWACS based on the Embraer platform and the 2 additional A50 AWACS were DAC approved under him in Feb 2014 before the elections, just as the A330 MRTT tankers were shortlisted and DAC approved earlier and past over during the elections.
So all the new DM had to do, was to get final clearance and sign the contracts. Instead the AWACS deal keeps getting delayed and the tanker deal was cancelled.

Antonys however had his share in the tanker mistake too, since he delayed the tender to invite Boeing initially. So the current government just repeated his mistake now again, just as with blanket blacklisting.

Not only the Russians but also the Israelis and that happen years ago, before the current government was in power. In the meantime the same price got DAC and CCS approval by this government, so don't make up excuses for incompetence.

How often did the PM and Arun Jaitley met with Russians? Why didn't the PM fixed issues during his Israel visit?

Not only the Russians but also the Israelis and that happen years ago, before the current government was in power. In the meantime the same price got DAC and CCS approval by this government, so don't make up excuses for incompetence.

How often did the PM and Arun Jaitley met with Russians? Why didn't the PM fixed issues during his Israel visit?